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 Definitions for wetware: Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)
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wetware /wet'weir/ n. [prob. from the novels of Rudy Rucker] 1. The
human nervous system, as opposed to computer hardware or software.
"Wetware has 7 plus or minus 2 temporary registers." 2. Human beings
(programmers, operators, administrators) attached to a computer system,
as opposed to the system's hardware or software. See liveware,
meatware.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
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wetware
/wet'weir/ (Probably from the novels of Rudy Rucker,
or maybe Stanislav Lem) The human nervous system, as opposed
to electronic computer hardware or software. "Wetware has
7 plus or minus 2 temporary registers." Also, human beings
(programmers, operators, administrators) attached to a
computer system, as opposed to the system's hardware or
software.
See liveware, meatware.
[True origin? Dates?]
[Jargon File]
(1996-08-19)
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